SWEDEN COACH JANNE Andersson said England are capable of winning the World Cup after seeing his side beaten 2-0 by Gareth Southgate’s side in the quarter-finals on Saturday.
England will meet hosts Russia or Croatia on Tuesday for a spot in the final, after goals from Harry Maguire and Dele Alli sent through to the last four of the competition for the first time since 1990.
“Yes, I definitely believe they are,” Andersson responded when asked if England were good enough to win the tournament.
“They’re strong and well-organised. I’d like to pay tribute to both the team and the coach.
“They’re a good football side, they don’t give a lot of openings. I believe they are perfectly capable of going all the way.”
For Sweden, who failed to qualify for the previous two World Cups, it was their best result since finishing third at the 1994 finals.
“We came through to the quarter-finals in a World Cup. I think we performed really well to get here, we just weren’t good enough to beat this side today,” Andersson said.
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Haven’t been to an international match for years but goin to this one. If this backline clicks it will be u believably exciting. Don’t want to miss it!
The most exciting Ireland selection I’ve ever seen.. really looking forward to what this quick, skillful attacking team can do..It seems the huge strength of the front row should allow us to choose such a mobile and athletic 2nd row.. (knowing it’s against Italy).. time will tell..
Rugby no longer seems that important
@rugbyanbeer: True, but it’ll be a nice distraction for a few hours. We all need a break from work and war updates.
@rugbyanbeer: Very compassionate of you mate, it would be good if the teams showed a mark of solidarity with Ukraine.
@rugbyanbeer: It was never ‘Important’ for me.
@Paul Mcnevin: throll
No doubt that AF is nailing his colours to the master on the type of game he wants to play….speed of ball away from the ruck is the critical factor to get the most out of the attacking capability he has picked. Let’s learn from our mistake in the first half hour of the French match where , in pursuit of quick ruck ball, we failed to resource rucks sufficiently to give proper protection to the ball.
Lowry gone for Blue steel in that photo
@Hirrison Mirk: I think he’s going for Magnum myself, with a touch of le Tigre.